Plus more violence: Javier Rosas, who I was just starting to like, got shot in a scenario that sounds more cartel-related than Olivas's situation. That may still be hearsay, though. (Billboard also reports that "on March 15, Rogelio "El Chicken" Contreras Rivera, of the band Kumbiamberos RS, was kidnapped and killed while playing at a bar in Monterrey," which is terrible.) Of course, Gerardo Ortiz bounced back from a similar shooting incident to become the face of the genre. It reminds me of kids liking 50 Cent for his "authenticity" when he first came out -- I'm pretty sure I'm not imagining that? -- though Ortiz is a way better artist than 50 ever was, and Rosas might be also.
― dr. philth (dr. phil), Wednesday, 1 April 2015 20:35 (nine years ago) link
Fascinating article on the banda scene in New York.
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Sunday, 4 October 2015 17:24 (eight years ago) link
Nice. Lots of details.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 5 October 2015 15:56 (eight years ago) link
I am reading a book of essays about regional Mexican music and migration (Musica sin fronteras: ensayos sobre migracion, musica, e identidad) and am learning so much about regional Mexican music. It's really interesting and is making me stop every half page to google something. <3 (also it's in Spanish so I am learning a lot of new musical vocabulary)
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 21 March 2019 00:41 (five years ago) link
Your Spanish is better than mine
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 21 March 2019 03:34 (five years ago) link
http://wiserwithage.com/2019/11/14/grandmother-81-releases-debut-album-with-grandson-and-is-nominated-by-latin-grammys-for-best-norteno-album/?fbclid=IwAR3350j9AgliMsx6XyH2LdLubSon4hvXaF6ZKSZkmq84SqN7cXRA5C9Lpqk
Grandma Norteno album with grandson and his band nominated for Latin Grammys
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 5 January 2022 17:50 (two years ago) link
construction workers next door to my place are blaring their music loud. Shazam says they have played yesterday songs including Betillo Guerrero "Por Clave el 13" and norteno band Los Tucanes de Tijuana
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 16 February 2023 06:05 (one year ago) link
Peso Pluma on Why Being the First Regional Mexican Artist in Spotify’s RADAR Program Is ‘Big for the Country, the Genre and the Industry’ https://t.co/ooHfqTNca7— billboard latin (@billboardlatin) May 22, 2023
― curmudgeon, Monday, 22 May 2023 16:41 (eleven months ago) link
Haven’t figured out why Peso Pluma is getting crossover attention that prior regional Mexican musicians didn’t get
― curmudgeon, Monday, 22 May 2023 16:43 (eleven months ago) link
Peso Pluma is playing a huge outdoor arena near DC in August
Also mentioned in this other thread
natanael cano and corridos tumbados
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 24 May 2023 02:27 (eleven months ago) link